Parcel R16/R17 Chesterwell, North Colchester Urban Ext, Mile End Road, Colchester Data via plota.co.uk

252742 - Reserved Matters (16 Week Determination) Approved

Proposal

Application for Approval of Reserved Matters following Outline Approval of Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Dec 2025
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Approved
13 Apr 2026

Approved on 13 Apr 2026 · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Tree preservation order about 4 m away: North Colchester,; Inside the Colchester built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Colchester
Application type
Reserved Matters (16 Week Determination)
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Mile End
Parish
Myland
Target decision
13 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve Conditional
Decision date
13 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Andrew Ransome

How this decision compares

Decided in 112 days from validation, 32 days slower than Colchester's median of 80 for reserved matters. Approved, as 96% of reserved matters here are.

34%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in Colchester to go on. Colchester decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
26 Jan 2026
Colchester
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#91 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Colchester is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #43 out of 296. Only 27% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Colchester is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 84% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 84% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Colchester decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #245 of 296
84%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #255 of 296
79%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #43 of 296
27%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #39 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
69 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
13 decided (10+ homes)
75%
Change of use approved
89 decided
1,074
Total decisions
188 refused in the year to March 2026